Perique and The Souring of a Pipe

[BrokenRecord]

Has anyone here experienced whether pipes dedicated to perique blends tend to sour more quickly than pipes dedicated to other tobaccos? I tend to smoke VA/per blends heavy on the perique side of the spectrum. My only pipes that develop any sourness seems to be my VA/per pipes. Pipes dedicated to burley, English, or straight Virginia blends seem to be fine. Maybe it is just a heavy perique ghost. I would love to hear from long-term VA/per smokers.

Any thoughts, doubts, fears or anxieties?

 

[FurCoat]

I've noticed my Vaper pipes smelling kinda funky. Being that perique is fermented this could very well be the case.

 

[tzanet]

Dedicating pipes is supposed to prevent ghosts, they say...

 

[perdurabo]

I’ve never noticed this in my pipes. Perique does leave a bit of a ghost I guess? But only in pipes I’ve dedicated to straight perique, even those seem to get busted eventually.

 

[irishearl]

Haven't noticed that. I love perique in a blend and nearly all the blends I typically smoke have perique. Love the strength and kick it adds to a blend.

 

[BROBS]

Has anyone here experienced whether pipes dedicated to perique blends tend to sour more quickly than pipes dedicated to other tobaccos? I tend to smoke VA/per blends heavy on the perique side of the spectrum. My only pipes that develop any sourness seems to be my VA/per pipes. Pipes dedicated to burley, English, or straight Virginia blends seem to be fine. Maybe it is just a heavy perique ghost. I would love to hear from long-term VA/per smokers.

Any thoughts, doubts, fears or anxieties?

All pipes that have smoked perique are ruined. Please PM me for proper forum-approved disposal methods.

 

[sablebrush52]

Perique will leave a scent. I clean my pipes vigorously after use, which seems to remedy the problem. Make sure that you completely clean out the mortise.

 

[BrokenRecord]

Perique will leave a scent. I clean my pipes vigorously after use, which seems to remedy the problem. Make sure that you completely clean out the mortise.

Yeah, I am pretty meticulous with cleaning. I don't think that is an issue. I am mostly referring to two Castellos I smoke three times a week. They smoke fine otherwise. Do you ever find the perique ghost to utterly haunt a pipe—overtaking the sweetness of the Virginia leaf in a VA/per?

 

[BrokenRecord]

All pipes that have smoked perique are ruined. Please PM me for proper forum-approved disposal methods.

I guess all but two of my pipes are ruined. Take them dear sir.

 

[ashdigger]

Perique can ghost a pipe. I head that off at the pass by cleaning my pipes all the times.

By ghost I mean sour not that odd granny panty thing.

 

[BROBS]

Perique can ghost a pipe. I head that off at the pass by cleaning my pipes all the times.

By ghost I mean sour not that odd granny panty thing.

?

 

[jei64822]

It leaves a scent in mine, but I wouldn't call it sour.

 

[lightmybriar]

Have you ever smelled straight Perique? I have some for blending. It’s a pretty musty and sour smelling stuff. My guess would be that you’re just smelling the Perique ghost.

 

[BrokenRecord]

Have you ever smelled straight Perique? I have some for blending. It’s a pretty musty and sour smelling stuff. My guess would be that you’re just smelling the Perique ghost.

Why yes, I have and do smoke straight perique once in a while.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

I love perique in blends and don’t mind the faint scent of sourness at all in the bowl. A pipe is like a iron skillet pan in that it’ll take on the seasoning of what you cook in it. I guess I’m weird but I rather like seasoned taste of my pipes. ?️

 

[BrokenRecord]

Perique can ghost a pipe. I head that off at the pass by cleaning my pipes all the times.

By ghost I mean sour not that odd granny panty thing.

Some people are into both of those things.

 

[sablebrush52]

Yeah, I am pretty meticulous with cleaning. I don't think that is an issue. I am mostly referring to two Castellos I smoke three times a week. They smoke fine otherwise. Do you ever find the perique ghost to utterly haunt a pipe—overtaking the sweetness of the Virginia leaf in a VA/per?

Utterly haunt a pipe? Nope, never experienced that, and after a cleaning I find that a couple of bowls of something else tends to overpower the trace.
I may be that I don't tend toward heavy Perique blends and I let them age for years before smoking, such that the Perique becomes more fruity. I popped a 7 year old tin of GL Pease Stratford last week and it was fruity goodness. I've also been adding a pinch of 20+ year old Percy Martin Perique to a bowl of D&R Rimbouché AP that adds a fruity pop to that blend.

 

[sablebrush52]

Have you ever smelled straight Perique? I have some for blending. It’s a pretty musty and sour smelling stuff. My guess would be that you’re just smelling the Perique ghost.

Periques vary quite a bit. Mark Ryan sent me an assortment of Periques as a gift a few years ago and I was surprised at the variation. His 10 year Blenders Bench was extraordinary, rich with fruit. I'm very happy I bought a few tubs of it before it was bought out.

 

[saltedplug]

Back in prehistory when I started the board that I read urged dedicating perique pipes, and if I read it on that board, I obeyed. But it didn't seem to have much effect, so I stopped. Between reading about nonexistent relationships online and making up my own, I followed a lot of rules.

After a few years I started questioning and gradually got rid of most of them. It took a year before I felt I had a clue. In the beginning it was overwhelming.

 

[BrokenRecord]

Periques vary quite a bit. Mark Ryan sent me an assortment of Periques as a gift a few years ago and I was surprised at the variation. His 10 year Blenders Bench was extraordinary, rich with fruit. I'm very happy I bought a few tubs of it before it was bought out.

This is very true. Thank you for your response. I will probably just deep clean the pipes, stop smoking only heavy perique blends in them, and smoke a ton of burley through them.

That said, my question remains: Can a perique ghost overpower a VA/per? Can the funk become too much?